A glorious era of hip-hop, house, and avant-garde cardboard artwork reflecting the energy of the downtown music scene. No Sleep is a visual history of the halcyon days…
Freed Panther Sekou Odinga speaks
We spend the hour focusing on the Black Panther Party’s legacy of political prisoners in the United States. Perhaps the most famous is Mumia Abu-Jamal,…
25 Years Ago, Organized Konfusion 1st album
During the final week of October in 1991, two MCs and producers bubbling with analytical perspectives and bursting with Hip-Hop creativity emerged as Organized Konfusion…
A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Twenty-five years ago, a duo whose sound was decidedly different from what was popular at the time stepped to Hip-Hop with A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing.…
Inside Hip-Hop’s New Activist Era
On July 7th, Jay Z did something out of character: He released a protest song. The rapper had reportedly wired tens of thousands of dollars to bail protesters…
Songs in the Key of Life
Songs in the Key of Life was the culmination of a historic period of creativity for Stevie Wonder. Its ambition and scope were unprecedented, and…
From Urban Planning to Hip Hop
Life in the so-called inner city has always been a major theme in hip-hop. From the desolate state of the Bronx Projects described in Grandmaster…
Media & BLM
“Viviamo in una società dominata dal suprematismo bianco, il cui linguaggio caratterizza la narrazione contemporanea…”, così il rapper/attivista Talib Kweli denuncia la maniera in cui…
I. Reed on the Untold History of Ali
We talk about the life and legacy of boxing champion and activist Muhammad Ali with educator and writer Ishmael Reed, author of the book, “The…